Fumigator for fruit products.



A. BURTON.

FUMIGATOR FOB. FRUIT PRODUGTS.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 13. 1911.

1 ,O 1 7, 647 Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

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wwnzmo A. BURTON.

PUMIGATOR FOR. FRUIT PRODUCTS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. 1911. 1,01 7, 47; Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

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.E IE5 E- g 19 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW BURTON, OF PERKINS, OKLAHOMA.

FUMIGATOR FOR FRUIT PRODUCTS.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, ANDREW BURTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Perkins, in the county of Payne, State of Oklahoma, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fumigators for FruitProducts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in fumigators forfood proclucts, and the object of my invention is to improve theconstruction and increase the efliciency of the above type offumigators.

With these and other objects in View, my invention consists primarily ofa casing having a closure, a receptacle seated in said casing forholding a smoke forming substance, a baffle plate supported within saldcasing and having upwardly extending flanges, and a foraminousreceptacle seated upon said flanges and adapted to hold the food to befumigated.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment ofmy invention, Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a centralvertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the parts inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of the battle member.Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of the receptacle in which the fumigantis burned.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, in which similar referencenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout, 1 indicates thecasing which is preferably constructed of sheet metal, cylindrical inshape and having a closed bottom 2 and a tightly fitting cover 3provided with a handle at for removing the same, a bail 5 of thecustomary form is provided by means of which the fumigator may bereadily moved from place to place. The lower port-ion of the casing isprovided with a port 6 surrounding which is an annular, outwardlyextending flange 7 adapted to engage with the flange 8 of a closure 9whereby the port may be closed. This port is so proportioned that thefumigant holder 10 may be readily passed in and out of the casingthrough the port. As shown this fumigant holder or receptacle consistsof a relatively heavy piece Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 13, 1911.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

Serial No. 632,936.

of metal, preferably cast iron, 'having its upper face dished as at 11to receive the fumigant and having a handle 12.

Supported upon the bottom of the casing and spaced therefrom is a battlemember which as a whole is designated by the nu meral 18. As best shownin Fig. 3 of the drawings this member consists of a circular plate ofsheet metal somewhat less in diameter than the inner diameter of thecasing. Secured upon opposite sides to the lower face of this plate arethe U-shaped members 14 the sides of which form supporting legs, theirfree ends terminating in laterally directed feet 15 by which means thebaffle member is steadily supported in the casing. Secured to the upperface of the plate are strips of sheet metal 16 which are bent upwardlongitudinally to form supporting flanges 17. Seated upon these flangesand thus held in spaced relation above the battle member is a receptacle18, preferably cylindrical in shape and formed of foraminous material,said receptacle being provided with a bail 19 by means of which it maybe lowered into or raised from the-casing.

In operation the baffle member is seated within the casing as shown inFig. 2 and the receptacle 18 is filled with the fruit or other foodwhich is to be fumigated and seated upon the baffle plate, when thecover 3 is closed. The fumigant holder 10 is then highly heated andpassed into the receptacle through the port 6 and the sulfur 'or othersmoke forming substance is placed upon the same and the closure 9secured in place.

As will be readily understood the high temperature of the heavy castingupon which the fumigant is placed will cause the same to burn untilcompletely consumed. The smoke or fumes, rising from the furnigantholder hits the bottom of the baflie and radiates therefrom and is freeto pass back over the top face of the baffle member be tween it and thefood holding receptacle as well as around the sides of the receptacle.By this means the fumes enter all of the openings of the foraminous foodreceptacle and completely permeate the food contained therein.

What I claim is A fumigator for food products consisting of a vesselhaving a fumigant chamber in its base, a bafile disposed horizontallydirectly above the fumigant chamber centrally of the vessel and inspaced relation to the sides thereof, said battle having supports uponits upper face, a foraminous receptacle disposed upon the supports inspaced relation to the bathe in position to form pasgant to all parts ofthe bottom of the re- 10 ceptacle and a closure for the vessel.

In testimony whereof, I atfix my signature, in presence of tWoWitnesses.

ANDRElV BURTON.

sages in connection with the battle and its WVitnesses: supports, whichpassages extend entlrely WV. T. SWINIORD, across the battle 1n positlonto conduct fumi- "W. L. HEYL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

